keep in
phrasal verb
kept in; keeping in; keeps in
1
: to not show or express (something, such as an emotion)
You shouldn't keep your anger in all the time.
2
: to continue to provide (someone) with (something needed or wanted)
It's very expensive keeping my children in clothes that fit.
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One big factor to keep in mind is the impact of the strong U.S. dollar.
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CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
As with most prints, especially the cow print, there a few things to keep in mind to make sure don’t look like you’re headed to a rodeo.
—Rosana Lai, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025
Another simple factor to keep in mind: Beyoncé, 43, and Lamar, 37, have built bodies of work whose significance gets, with each passing year, harder and harder to deny.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
While co-sleeping with a toddler is safer than with an infant, keep in mind that research on its long-term effects is limited.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
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CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
As with most prints, especially the cow print, there a few things to keep in mind to make sure don’t look like you’re headed to a rodeo.
—Rosana Lai, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025
Another simple factor to keep in mind: Beyoncé, 43, and Lamar, 37, have built bodies of work whose significance gets, with each passing year, harder and harder to deny.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
While co-sleeping with a toddler is safer than with an infant, keep in mind that research on its long-term effects is limited.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Keep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20in. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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